Hammock



B. B. ENG LANDER HAMMOCK Filed Oct. 28. 1921 Patented Get. 14, 1924,

hdllhtitt BENJAMIN B. ENG-LANDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ENGLANDER SPRING BED COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A COBEQRATION OF NEW YO'RK.

HAMMOGK.

Application filed October 28, 1921. Serial No. 511,146.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN 13. ENG- LANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hammocks, more particularly to that kind generally known as couch hammocks, which usually comprise a spring formed seat, a back and a pair of ends, by means of the latter of which the seat is suspended. Heretofore it has been the usual practice to form these ends in the nature of wind shields of a suitable fabric or flexible material, as duck, or canvas, and of the same height as the'back, but recently hammocks have been placed uponthe mar:

ket in which these fabric endwind shields have been lowered somewhat so that the upper edges will form arm rests whereby the structure is more comfortable for the user.

However, as this form of ends does not make the hammock any more attractive or pleasing in appearance than the previously formed higher ends, the object ofthe present improvement is to provide hammock ends by means of which the seat of the hammock may be suspended, so located with the height relatively to the height of the back, that the upper edges will form arm rests, but also so constructed that they will give an added attraction and pleasing appearance to the hammock whereby a more attractive article of furniture than has heretofore been possible is provided.

With fabric formed ends, even when so located as to form arm rests, it is not possible to add very much in the way of attractiveness to the hammock, since the only ornamentation they can have is stripes or something of that sort, since it is necessary that these fabric ends have suflicient strength to 'support the hammock, as all the weight thereof comes upon these ends, and furthermore the use of fabric ends makes it diflicult to form a s'ufficiently safe connection between them and a metallic formed seat or framework.

Therefore the object of the present im-' provement is to provide'a' couch hammock with an entirely different form of end whereby a safer connection between the ends and the seat is not only obtained, but a more pleasing and attractive appearance given to the hammock as well as obtaining the arm rest feature, and for that purpose the ends in the present instance are formed of some rigid or solid formed material, such as wood or sheet metal, which may be either decorated or may be covered with cretonne or other decorative material, thus giving to the hammock a rigid appearance as well as providing a safer structure and a more pleasing effect.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a front view of this improved hammock; Fig. 2 is likewise a front view thereof with the seat cushions removed and the back detached; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 33 Fig. 2; and Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view of one of the means for detachably connecting the back to the seat.

Similar characters of. reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the preferred form thereof, herein shown, the hammock comprises a seat portion or framework 2 usually of metal con-- sisting of a pair of lengthwise extending bars 3 and a pair of angle formed cross bars 1, between which the metallic fabric is stretched, and for this purpose in some forms thereof coiled springs 5 are used. These cross angle bars are provided with upright lugs cream 6 having openings therein for the purpose hereinafter described. The back 7, which may be of any suitable form, is herein shown as comprising a spring formed portion 8 having secured thereto a cushion or pad 9; This back is provided with a plurality of depending hooked portions 10 adapted to enter slots 11 located in the rear or extending bar of the seat frame whereby the back may be adjusted or by bending it over on the seat, readily detached. The ends of. the hammock are constructed of some suitable rigid or solid material, such for instance, as wood, although metal or any other generally simi lar material could be used if desired. These ends are of such height relatively to the height of the back that the upper edges 1 thereof are in position to form arm rests 12 and therefore they are materially below the upper edge of the back. These ends are supported by some suitable or flexible means as chains 13, preferably having in openings of the lugs of the seat'iand by their length coiled springs 14;, by means of which greater resiliency is given to thehammock, and the back is adjustably supported relatively to theseat by. means of suitable Connecting chains 15. The lower ends ofthe supporting chains are attachable to hooks 16 rigidly secured adjacent to the upper edge of each end, but so located that they do not interfere with the use .fof the upper-edge of the ends as arm rests. I

i These rigid ends are also provided with hooks 1 7 spaced above the lower edges of the-endswhich areadapted'to-enter into the means of which the ends may be detach-ably connected with the seat. It will be observed that theends are of su fiicient length -to exv ,"tend to ;-the underside;- of the seat, thereby somewhat protecting it as well as hiding it from view, especially when *a flap 18 IS used along the front of thesame, which i hangs :to the lower edges of the ;'.ends. TBy

forming the endsof a suitable rigid mar teri ah s'u'ch as wood, the necessity of using 9-21, "supplemental framework, such as :described in my co pen ding-application for attaching the en dsft'o theaseatt'is avoided, since the form-of ends shown enables the several-hooks t-o 'be ri-gidly secured thereto without the Iuse of thisiinterme'diate frame- WOBkQj "1' V {From the foregolng It will be observed v that. not only is the back but the 'ends are "detachable frome the sea-t, so that :the whole "structure a can be readily knocked down either for shipping purposes-or for storage purposes, and that the same can be readily folded' intoa compact structure so as to-be stored away in asmall space, and that the several parts "can 'be'readily detached to avoid the necessity'of lifting a heavy, structure in "the event that it i's'desired to protect the same against inclement weather.- 7 g V.

'The (construction of the connection bemtween the ends of :the seat in the form shown it will =be observedalso permits the ends to be folded over upon'the seat, as

well as to permit the seat :to be "detached from the ends, thus making, it possible, to r not only knock "down t-he whole structure, p but whenever'this is .not desired to'fold the ends over upon-theiseatin-the same manner in which the back may be folded. r Furthermore it willfbenoted thattherigid arm BBStiGT-ldS are not :only freely detachable I fromthe seat, but arelocated with relation to the seat so, that relative swinging movement of .athe ends and ZseatiSJPI'BVBIllZBd, :hen-ce the-upper arm rest portions are at all times locatedain substantially fixed or constant relation' .to the seat, as will :be understood from Ztli'g. l. VVhe're heretoforeithe armirests were -;rflexihly connected :to the :seat, there was "a :tendency of :thea-rm rests and ends to, move relatively endw-ise, whichwas objectionable to the user." In the presentinstance however, the arm rests are rigid extensions above the seat, and are substantially in fixedposition with relation to the seat. Also, as in this instance, they impart rigidity to the susendin means a substantial distance above the seat, and since the flexible suspension 0f the'hannnock terminates at the arm rests the tendency of the hammock to swing or vibrate endwisei-isto a very considerable extent eliminated.

It will he understood that :the various details may be'inore or less changed'without (departing from the spirit or "scope of the present improvement.

In the present form shown,- the ends of the hammock are covered by cretonne or other suitable :figured material as 20, which may the 'readily frlone "by ilnaking f'such decorative material in the "form :of slip covers, if-preferred, .By reascnwof the present improve 1nent,2the seat is suspended :by the chains through rigid "or-solid end members, whereby a safer and more lasting connection is )lIYOSSBbl'B with :the a seat.

. .1 v.claim'as any invention:

1. A. conch-bed formed hammock :com-

prisinga seat :fframe adapted tosupport a cushioned seat, substantially solid ends deframe above the planeof said .frame'whereby the ends overlap the ends of the seat frameand of less-height than the back and having an upper portion in pos'itionto form arm rests, and suspension means including :coiled springs connected to said ends for supporting the hammock.

. 3. A couch-bed formedhammock comprising a spring formed seat frame adapted to support a cushioned seat, a back connected vto said seat, substantially solid ends -connected to the ends .of the aseat frame .at the :inside of and at a point fibOVGtthQ 'lower'edges .of said ,ends,,-said ends having a height loss than that-of the back and havingzanupper portion thereof in position to form :arm rests,

and suspension means connected 1 to said ends for supporting the hammock;

" 4. In :a :couch hammock, the combination vof-a seat and a pair-of rigid closedendsacting as rigid means extending above the seat :for supportingithe=same,-the top edgesoffthe said ends." being located in position to form -tachablyhook-connected to the ends .of the arms rests, said ends and seat having one openings and the other hooks for detachably connecting the ends and seat together, and a back, said back and seat. having one openings and the other hooksfor detachably and adjustably connecting the seat and back.

5. In a couch hammock, the combination of a seat and a pair of rigid closed ends acting as rigid means extending above the seat for supporting the same, the top edges of the said ends being located in position to form arm rests, hooks carried by said ends and re leasably connected to the seat, a back, and freely releasable cooperating means carried by the back and seat for permitting adjustment. and detachment of the back.

6. A couch bed formed hammock comprising a spring formed seat frame adapted to support a cushioned seat, a back connected to said seat, substantially solid ends connected to the ends of the seat frame at the inside of and at a point above the lower edges of said ends, said ends having a height less than that of the back and having an upper portion thereof in position to form arm rests, and suspension means including coiled springs connected to said ends for supporting the hammock.

7. A couch bed formed hammock comprising a spring formed seat frame adapted to support. a cushioned seat, a back connected to said seat frame, substantially solid ends hook-connected to the ends of the seat frame at the inside of said ends and above the loWer edges thereof and of a height less than that of the back and having an upper portion in position to form arm rests, and suspension means connected adjacent to the upper edges of said ends for supporting the hammock.

Signed at Brooklyn, New York this 26th day of October, 1921.

BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER. 

